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Bookshop Interview with Author Brooklyn Quintana (Episode #151)

4/27/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Brooklyn Quintana discusses her debut young adult novel, Fynneas Fog: Nine of Swords. This dark fantasy adventure is the first installment in a nine-book series. The novel follows young Prince Fynneas, who is sent from his comfortable home to the Morancy Academy of Military Arts on a magical and dangerous island where his survival cannot be guaranteed. Being homesick is the least of Fynneas’s worries, given that he must deal with eccentric instructors, enchanted jungles, man-eating mermaids, labyrinths and talking spiders. Brooklyn has been writing stories since she was a kid. When she decided to commit to writing her first full-length novel, she chose to write the kind of book she would love to read—and the dark fantasy adventure world of Fynneas Fog was born. In this episode, I’ll chat with Brooklyn about her writing journey, why the best part of her writing process is simply spending time with her characters, and how the Netflix show The Crown provided the spark of inspiration for her debut novel.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Theresa Kaminski (Episode #150)

4/20/2022

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​In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Theresa Kaminski discusses her latest biography, Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans. This project has been ten years in the making, but the inspiration for it goes back to Theresa’s childhood when she watched television reruns of The Roy Rogers Show on Saturday mornings. She was intrigued by the major female character on the show. Dale Evans was the first female Western star. Dubbed Queen of the Westerns and, later on, Queen of the West, Dale Evans saw herself more as a singer of popular tunes and really wanted to appear in more musical comedies. In this episode, I’ll chat with Theresa about her writing journey, the differences between Dale Evans’s public celebrity image and her private persona, and just how much control Dale Evans had over her career as a woman in Hollywood.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Shannon Stocker (Episode #149)

4/13/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Shannon Stocker discusses her new children’s picture book biography, Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. This project was near and dear to Shannon for two main reasons. First, it is about music. (Shannon is a singer, songwriter and musician in her own right.) And second, it focuses on people who are seen as different. Shannon knows firsthand how people who are sick or differently-abled are viewed and treated as different. She spent seven years of her life dealing with a serious illness and, at one point, was given only two years two live. That experience gave her a new perspective on what it means to be sick or disabled. When Shannon came across Evelyn Glennie, she knew she had to write about this amazing woman. Evelyn Glennie began learning music as a small child. She also began to lose her hearing, starting at age 8, but her profound hearing loss did not keep her from continuing to play. Shannon’s new book, Listen, is the story of Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. In this episode, I’ll chat with Shannon about her writing journey, her belief that her love of words actually comes from the musician in her, and why, for her, writing is like oxygen -- it keeps her alive.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Jolie Tunnell (Episode #148)

3/30/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Jolie Tunnell discusses her series, The Idyllwild Mysteries. This historical cozy mystery series is set in 1912 in the real-life, small mountain community of Idyllwild, California. Jolie’s main character, Loveda Brown, is a young woman who reluctantly finds herself in Idyllwild but grows to love the town and begins to thrive there. 1912 is a year of great change for Idyllwild. It is a year that finds the small, isolated community being dragged into the modern age by progressive ideas brought in by visitors and technological advances, such as the automobile. All this upheaval, plus Loveda Brown’s arrival, serves as the backdrop for that key component of all cozy mysteries…murder. In this episode, I’ll chat with Jolie about her writing journey, how she has learned to trust her characters when it comes to twists and turns in the plot, and why she hopes readers will fall in love with Idyllwild, just as she has.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Nicholas Erik (Episode #147)

3/23/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Nicholas Erik discusses his numerous science fiction and fantasy novels, including his latest: The Tess Skye series. Nick has written over twenty novels, most of them under the pen name D.N. Erikson. These fast-paced, thrilling books are largely dark, urban fantasy stories with plenty of paranormal elements: vampires, demons, werewolves and supernatural bounty hunters. As an indie author, Nick has been publishing books for the past ten years and has learned a great deal on that journey. To help others who are similarly situated, Nick has collected that knowledge and experience into comprehensive guides for authors to share with them numerous approaches to marketing, building a fanbase and being more productive—all of which are tools he has used himself. In this episode, I’ll chat with Nick about his writing journey, how he shares his writing and publishing efforts (both successful and not) as a learning tool to help others, and why he makes the conscious effort to regularly stop and appreciate where he is on his writing journey.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Melissa Sercia (Episode #146)

3/16/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Melissa Sercia discusses the paranormal romance novels in her new Immortal Billionaires series. Each book in this steamy romance series is a standalone novel, connected by a shared world, an underlying plot arc and crossover characters. These paranormal romances feature smart, strong, feisty heroines, plus dangerously hot vampires, demons and werewolves, and, of course, a Happily Ever After. The Immortal Billionaires is the latest series by Melissa, who has written two other urban fantasy series, Blood and Darkness and Beautiful Dark Beasts. In this episode, I’ll chat with Melissa about her writing journey, how her passion for mythology has inspired her stories, and the extensive world-building she undertakes for her books, even when the stories are set in our modern-day world.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Barbara Krasner (Episode #145)

3/9/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Barbara Krasner discusses her new middle grade novel, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939. It is a novel in verse about a refugee ship fleeing Nazi Germany for Cuba in 1939 with a thousand German-Jewish passengers on board. The story is told from the perspective of twelve-year old Ruthie, who is traveling with her parents. Barbara’s novel is based on the true story of the M.S. St. Louis, a refugee ship that was not permitted to dock in Havana and was forced to return to Europe. Barbara wanted to capture the child’s experience aboard the ship, and she did extensive research for this novel, including interviewing people who were children on board the real-life M.S. St. Louis in 1939. In this episode, I’ll chat with Barbara about her writing journey, how Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist inspired her to pursue writing, and how her novel, 37 Days at Sea, is a refugee story that is not too different from refugee stories today.  

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Bookshop Interview with Author Heather Weidner (Episode #144)

3/2/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Heather Weidner discusses her new cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries. The first book, Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers, is out now. This series is set outside Charlottesville, VA in a luxury camping resort where, as in all good cozy mysteries, life seems to be complicated by mystery, mayhem and murder. Heather loved camping as a kid, but now as an adult she prefers her camping on the more luxurious end. Thus, a glamping resort seemed a perfect setting for her new series. Heather is also the author of the Delanie Fitzgerald mystery series, which features a strong, female sleuth with a knack for solving murder cases and getting herself in and out of humorous situations. In this episode, I’ll chat with Heather about her writing journey, how her love of mysteries started as a  youngster with Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew, and how growing up as a cop’s kid meant her family talked about "true crime" before it was popular.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Christopher Parker (Episode #143)

2/23/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Christopher Parker discusses his debut novel, The Lighthouse. In this novel, a young couple’s chance encounter in a small seaside town known for its haunted lighthouse places them on a path to discover each other’s long-kept secrets and the shocking reason why fate brought them together. Christopher has crafted a story that mixes mystery, adventure and romance and a touch of magical realism. After the birth of his daughter, Christopher was inspired to write that full-length novel he’d always wanted to write. Drawing upon a story idea he had when he was a kid, Christopher set about writing his novel. Ten years later, The Lighthouse is finally complete and on bookshelves now. In this episode, I’ll chat with Christopher about his writing journey, the father-daughter story at the heart of The Lighthouse, and how he was surprised by the extent to which this book took over his life.​
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Bookshop Interview with Author Adrian Spratt (Episode #142)

2/16/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Adrian Spratt discusses his new novel, Caroline, a blend of literary and historical fiction with a touch of mystery. In 1980’s New York City, practical, goal-driven Nick meets free-spirit Caroline, and their friendship deepens into a romance that is at times wonderful but may ultimately be doomed. Adrian’s main character Nick is a young, blind lawyer struggling to prove himself in his career, while trying to come to grips with the dark past that underlies Caroline’s bubbly persona. The story follows Nick as he navigates mainstream society as a blind man, which is something Adrian Spratt knows about personally, having lost his sight at the age of thirteen. Adrian also practiced law for twenty years in New York City, so he draws upon his own experiences in this character-driven work of fiction. In this episode, I’ll chat with Adrian about his writing journey, how he begins his books by writing the first and last chapters before writing anything else, and why his novel, Caroline, asks the question: are we responsible for other people or only for ourselves?

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Bookshop Interview with Author Shirley Reva Vernick (Episode #141)

2/9/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Shirley Reva Vernick discusses her latest novel, Ripped Away. It is a young adult mystery featuring a teen boy named Abe, his school crush, Mitzy, a fortune teller’s prophecy, time travel, the slums of Victorian London and Jack the Ripper. Ripped Away is based on real historic events, including the Ripper crimes and inquests, as well as the accusations made against Jewish immigrants at that time. Shirley’s calling is to write about what it feels like to be different than the majority, to be made to feel “other.” She hopes her books inspire teens to consider their own responses to intolerance and the importance of helping others. In this episode, I’ll chat with Shirley about her writing journey, how being a voracious consumer of history helps her craft her stories, and how she has wanted to be a writer ever since preschool (just ask her mom!).

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Bookshop Interview with Author Zach Sabra (Episode #140)

2/2/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Zach Sabra discusses his debut novel, Land of Demons: A New Age Dawns. It is the first installment in the Land of Demons series, a sweeping and gritty fantasy that starts as young adult but is intended to grow with readers in terms of its content, symbolism and violence. This first novel was twenty years in the making and is based on the fantasy world created by Zach and several of his friends when they were kids. Land of Demons is inspired by Zach’s love of movies, anime and video games, especially Lord of the Rings, Samurai Jack and the video game Spyro. Zach’s background is in game design, but he discovered early on that his favorite part of designing video games was creating the story, and he began to focus his attention on screenwriting and fiction writing. In this episode, I’ll chat with Zach about his writing journey, the people who inspired the various characters in Land of Demons, and the how, after 20 years, Land of Demons finally made its way onto bookshelves.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Marina Brown (Episode #139)

1/26/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Marina Brown discusses her latest work, a short story collection titled, When Women Danced with Trees. This collection contains thirty-five short stories, some of which are inspired by Marina’s own life and travels. When Women Danced with Trees is a collection that was years in the making, and she considers these stories to be part of her “staircase” -- that is, story ideas that eventually lead her to write some of her novels. Marina’s stories will make you laugh and cry, daydream of far-away places, and contemplate both the fragility of life and resilience of the human spirit. Marina also gifts us with a reading of one of her stories. In this episode, I’ll chat with Marina about her writing journey, the valuable role critique groups have played in her writing, and why she believes the short story is, at times, almost more difficult to write than a full-length novel.

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Bookshop Interview with Author George R. Dekle, Sr. (Episode #138)

1/19/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author George R. Dekle, Sr. discusses his latest true-crime book, The East River Ripper: The Mysterious 1891 Murder of Old Shakespeare. Shortly after Jack the Ripper terrorized London, New York City had its own Ripper-like murder. The death involved was that of Carrie Brown, a prostitute who went by the name of Old Shakespeare. The police arrested a suspect, but much controversy surrounded the investigation, arrest and trial. Did the police arrest the right person? And if not, who did commit the murder? Was it really Jack the Ripper? While issues such as false convictions, fake news, illegal immigration, police corruption and racial prejudice plague our justice system today, they were also present back in 1891. In this new book, George details how such issues affected whether and to what extent justice was served. In this episode, I’ll chat with George about his writing journey, what would have been done differently if the East River Ripper case happened today, and whether he thinks the police and prosecutors got it right.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Laurie Wallmark (Episode #137)

1/12/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Laurie Wallmark discusses her new children’s picture book, Dino Pajama Party. With this book, Laurie was able to explore her love of fiction and writing in verse. Dino Pajama Party is Laurie’s first picture book for the youngest of readers, a departure from the books she usually writes. She is also the author of five other books for children, all of which are biographies about women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and she has more STEM biographies on the way. For all her books, Laurie has created activity kits and curriculum guides which she makes available for free on her website. In this episode, I’ll chat with Laurie about her writing journey, how the inspiration for Dino Pajama Party came to her on a cross-country flight, and the interesting snafu that affected her new book on upon its release. (Don’t worry, though. It’s all okay now!)

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Bookshop Interview with Author D.S. Lang (Episode #136)

1/5/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Debbie Lang, who writes under the pen name D.S. Lang, discusses her new series, the Arabella Stewart Historical Mysteries. Debbie’s novels are set in Northern Ohio at the end of World War I. Her main character, Arabella Stewart, arrives back home after serving as a US Army Signal Corp operator in the Great War. Debbie’s stories involve a colorful mix of post-war recovery, women’s suffrage, prohibition, gangster bootlegging, championship golf tournaments and, of course, murder. Debbie became fascinated with World War I and the post war era after watching a tv series on the subject. Researching this time period, she couldn’t resist the urge to craft a series of murder mysteries set during this era. The first four novels in the Arabella Stewart Historical Mystery series are available from online booksellers now. In this episode, I’ll chat with Debbie about her writing journey, why she decided to make her main character a Hello Girl, and how a family post card helped inspire her story.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Daniel Powell (Episode #135)

12/22/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Daniel Powell discusses his debut middle grade novel, Paper Birds and Other Flying Objects. This delightful story is about a ten-year-old girl named Ellie who loves books, origami and adventures. The very things that make Ellie unique and wonderful, also make her different from everyone else. Unfortunately for Ellie, everyone thinks she’s weird, and Ellie believes they may be right when she discovers she has magical powers. Does Ellie run and hide from the world around her, or does she stand and face her true self? Paper Birds and Other Flying Objects is a story about being an outsider, which is a theme that Daniel has been writing about since he was a kid. In this episode, I’ll chat with Daniel about his writing journey, how he likes to write intuitively and let his characters inspire him, and how his own childhood inspired him to write a middle grade novel.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Anna Castle (Episode #134)

12/8/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Anna Castle discusses her Professor & Mrs. Moriarty mystery series. In this unique series, Anna turns the Sherlock Holmes canon on its head. What if Professor Moriarty wasn’t evil, but simply misunderstood? In this series, Anna has Professor Moriarty falling in love and solving mysteries. Anna’s Moriarty is brilliant, stoic, introverted and a good guy, not an evil criminal mastermind. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan or enjoy historical mysteries, you’ll want to check out Anna’s Professor & Mrs. Moriarty series for a unique take on the genre. Anna is also the author two other mystery series set in Elizabethan England: The Francis Bacon Mysteries, featuring philosopher-statesman Francis Bacon as a sleuth and spymaster, and the Cunning Woman Mysteries, in which a young woman who is a healer or “cunning woman” solves murder mysteries in a small English town full of fairies, witches and assorted magic. In this episode, I’ll chat with Anna about her writing journey, her love of research and learning, and why she considers libraries to be her second home.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Deb Richardson-Moore (Episode #133)

11/24/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Deb Richardson-Moore discusses her latest novel, Murder, Forgotten. In this stand-alone suspense novel, a famed mystery writer is losing her memory and, with it, her ability to write her thrilling stories. When her husband is murdered, she is stricken with grief, as well as a deep fear that she may have done it after it is revealed that the murder closely resembles one of her own stories. Deb is also the author of the Branigan Powers murder mystery series in which a homeless man helps a newspaper reporter solve mysteries because he often goes “unseen” by those around him. Deb is a former journalist and a former pastor at a church for homeless parishioners. She shares with us how her work, experiences and travels have influenced her books. In this episode, I’ll chat with Deb about her writing journey, her recent finalist award for Best Mystery, and how her experience blanking out on her parishioners’ names inspired her to write Murder, Forgotten.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Jan M. Hill (Episode #132)

11/10/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Jan M. Hill discusses her new middle grade fantasy series, the Asteria Adventures. Book One, Asteria: The Discovery, and Book Two, Asteria: Annese Does it Again, are available now, with more installments still to come. Jan was always a reader of fantasy novels and started playing Dungeons & Dragons in college. In fact, she uses the D&D format as a basis for her storyline in this series. These fast-paced novels are designed to hold the attention of young readers, and Jan has woven lessons for kids into the Asteria stories. In this episode, I’ll chat with Jan about her writing journey, how her son Jordon inspired her to write the first book, and how she has always found writing to be a welcome release, even as a kid.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Sally Handley (Episode #131)

10/27/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Sally Handley discusses her latest novel, Stop the Threat. In this book, a small town arms its teachers in an attempt to improve school security in the wake of school shootings around the country. The story follows one of the teachers and the school resource officer as they wrestle with the implications of the new policy, which divides the small town and results in unexpected consequences. As a former public-school teacher, Sally wanted to give a voice to the various perspectives surrounding this controversial and complicated topic. Stop the Threat is a stand-alone suspense novel that will make you think, as well as keep you on the edge of your seat. Sally is also the author of the Holly and Ivy cozy mystery series about two sisters who love gardening and find themselves reluctantly drawn into murder investigations. There are currently four books in the Holly and Ivy series, with more on the way. In this episode, I’ll chat with Sally about her writing journey, what she learned at a local police course for civilians that sparked her research for Stop the Threat, and how her sister and a British TV show inspired her cozy mystery series.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Rachel Trusty (Episode #130)

10/13/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Rachel Trusty discusses her latest novel, Not Without Yesterday. It is a story told from the dual perspectives of a husband and wife who are dealing with their own demons. Rachel’s inspiration for this book was her own suffering with PTSD from serious medical experiences. Not Without Yesterday provided an avenue for Rachel to deal with her feelings and to seek closure through her characters’ story. This book addresses the idea that none of us wants to be without our yesterdays, even if those experiences aren’t anything we would have chosen for ourselves. In this episode, I’ll chat with Rachel about her writing journey, how Not Without Yesterday differs from the other novels she has written, and why her favorite part of the writing process is the first draft, which she always writes by hand.

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Bookshop Interview with Authors Claire Matturro and Penny Koepsel (Episode #129)

9/29/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, authors Claire Matturro and Penny Koepsel discuss their new book, Wayward Girls, a novel inspired by true events and their own experiences. Wayward Girls is the fictional story of a boarding school for teen girls labeled rebellious or delinquent by the adults in their lives and two former students who managed to survive the experience. The main characters must confront the scars left by their boarding school years and the memories that still haunt them, including the mysterious and tragic fate of one of their friends. The co-authors admit that their fictional school is loosely based on a boarding school they attended during their teenage years. However, Claire and Penny are quick to point out that their own experiences were much different from that of their characters. That being said, the story is inspired by the tragic real-life events that took place at a Texas wilderness school in the 1970s. In this episode, I’ll chat with Claire and Penny about their respective writing journeys, how the idea to co-author a book began at a boarding school reunion they attended together, and why the best part of writing this book was the deep, forever friendship the two authors developed along the way.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Diane E. Keyes (Episode #128)

9/15/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Diane E. Keyes discusses her debut children’s picture book, Peas Let Her Be a Princess. Diane is a third-generation children’s librarian. She grew up surrounded by literature and writing and performing plays with her family. As a children’s librarian, Diane has written numerous puppet show scripts for kids. When a friend challenged her to write a book, she decided to give it a try, and Peas Let Her Be a Princess was the wonderful result. Diane has put her own spin on the well-known fairytale, The Princess and the Pea, presenting it in a new way to create humor and laughter for young readers. In this episode, I’ll chat with Diane about her writing journey, how her role as a children’s librarian is to nurture creativity in others, and how writing books now gives her the opportunity to foster her own creativity.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Carolyn Haines (Episode #127)

7/14/2021

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Carolyn Haines discusses her new novel, Independent Bones. It is the latest installment in the long-running Sarah Booth mystery series, in which unconventional Southern belle and private investigator, Sarah Booth Delaney, gets into more trouble solving another mystery in her small town in the Mississippi Delta. Carolyn admits that Sarah Booth and the other characters are like family now, given how long she’s been writing this series, and she has no plans to stop any time soon. Carolyn was a journalist before she became a novelist. Both of her parents were in the newspaper business, and Carolyn began working for the newspaper when she was just 12 years old. She never intended to write mysteries, let alone a long-running series, but one thing led to another…and the release of Independent Bones makes this #23 in the Sarah Booth series. She is also the creator of the Trouble Cat mystery series, which she writes with a multi-author collaborative. In this episode, I’ll chat with Carolyn about her writing journey, why the unique contrasts of the Mississippi Delta make it an ideal setting for mysteries, and how writing saved her life by giving her focus when times were tough.

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